THE ANGRY POTHOUND ASKS .... NIALL ROYAL .... 20 QUESTIONS

T.A.P.: So let's start simple: what's goin on? How you feelin today? Anyone piss you off for the day yet?

N.R.:"Well, the weather man got me peeved, cuz I thought I didn't have to make that drive to Gauico-Tamana to water my 40 acres of sapodilla trees, he said it would rain, Ahkunamatada, I got a chance to play with "Puller" ... who is 'Puller', you ask? 'Only my favourite Mule'. I also played with my two other pets, A Giga-Pet, and the other is my Angry Pothound."

T.A.P.: Interesting .... Anyways, onto Question 2. The Dog knows Niall McNish. Who's this Niall Royal dude though?

N.R.: "Good question, when you see Niall McNish you need to ask him that. But seriously tho? Out of three, Niall Royal is one of the voices in my head ... so kneel before me."

T.A.P.: The Dog kneels before no one, not even you Royal. Just answer my questions. I hear you're involved with Scorch magazine. What's that about?

N.R.: "I don't write really, I have small text inputs here and there, but officially I'm the web/content manager."

T.A.P.: Big things. What else are you working on?

N.R.: "Wow, what am I NOT working on? But as of right now, the list is: Synergy, yuh boy gettin a show (the worst mistake they could have made) ... Clothing: The Royal Laundry/The Royal Cloth ... You know I love my parties, so event consultancy (I Love Entertainment) and production company (I Love Production), just to name a few ... right now I'm everywhere like high prices, keep your fingers crossed."

T.A.P.: Silly Royal, you know I don't actually have fingers. But I'll cross my paws for you. What/who are you listening to these days, btw?

N.R.: "The Cool Kids, Santogold, M.I.A., Kanye, Adele, John Legend, Feist, that's the top seven on repeat these days."

T.A.P.: The Dog approves highly of your musical taste. I'll toss you a treat, right after this interview, I have this great new flavour of Scooby Snacks that rel cuttin. But back to the interview. The Dog knows Niall Royal loves his gear. What's your cut these days, what's in that closet?

N.R.: "Dom Rebel on my back, Evisu on my ass, and Creative Recs or Greedy Genius are the kicks."

T.A.P.: Big ups to Montreal brand Dom Rebel, doin it. Since we're on the clothing stream of things... wayfarers or aviators?

N.R.: "Avis all the way baby, tryin to get my Tom Cruise in Top Gun on!"

T.A.P.: Chucks or Dunks?

N.R.: "Chucks, but limited edition Dunks could be privileged enough to be seen on my feet/paws."

T.A.P.: Fashion or style?

N.R.: "Fashion fades, Style is eternal."

T.A.P.: The Dog agrees, good call there with the classic tastes. Btw, The Dog remembers the days when you used to rock the dreads. What led you to pull a Lauryn Hill/Lenny Kravitz on us?

N.R.: "Niall McNish wanted to cut it, I wanted to keep it, but he say that it was more business-like, he is soooo lame sometimes."

T.A.P.: It's ok, you're keepin it crisp. Would this crisp self ever run for Parliament?

N.R.: "I would understand that they may want me to run, cuz all of them are overweight (apparently they eatin well, *cough cough*) ... but I don't like those tight running suits, plus I don't have any running cleats, but I won't mind doing a relay or a steeple chase or something for them."

T.A.P.: Uhhh ok. Anyways, let's continue. Do you have your love locked down?

N.R.: "Love is a chemical reaction in the brain, caused by large amounts of endorphins flooding the blood stream. But it really is locked down, it's in a safety deposit box, right next to my pre-nup."

T.A.P.: Kanye fan indeed. Kanye's got charisma though, lots of it. You're a pretty charismatic personality yourself. Any haters around that you may wanna say something to?

N.R.: "I don't like to use the word 'hater', I prefer 'negative well-wishers', and I would like to say: 'Thanks, y'all make me feel better about myself, McNish thanks you as well.' "

T.A.P.: Ai yi yi, The Dog knows a thing or six about 'negative well-wishers', lemme tell ya. But not everyone around is trying to claw people down off the ladder, some are just trynna get up it. That being said, who would you say are three talented up-and-comers to watch out for in Trinidad these days?

N.R.: "Right now, top three is: Gunta from The Hardest Hard (hilarious), there is nothing funny about serious comedy lol ... and J Scooner (producing genius) ... and The Pothound (apparently, is very angry).

T.A.P.: VERY angry, let's not even start on that. Favourite city on Earth?

N.R.: "New City Mall, or Laptop City."

T.A.P.: Can you even answer ANY of The Dog's questions seriously? Patrick Manning: dictator, or Father of the Nation?

N.R.: " I can't answer without a lawyer present, that censoring ppl. 'No comment'."

T.A.P.: Fine ... craziest thing you've ever eaten?

N.R.: "Another question that I may need my lawyer present for. 'No comment'."

T.A.P.: Sigh ... *shakes head*. The Dog knew that this was not going to be easy. Speaking of all this 'lawyer' talk, if you've been keeping up with your international news, you've probably seen that O.J. is basically headed to jail. Did O.J. do it?

N.R.: "Is a glass of orange juice (OJ) part of a balanced breakfast?"

T.A.P.: Touche, motherf***er. You win. You must always win fights, you're a tall guy. What size are those paws?

N.R.: "6 ft 7", size 13, and 180 lbs of COME AND GET IT."

T.A.P.: We're sure. Describe yourself in three words. And make it snappy, we trynna wrap this up.

N.R.: "I, AM, ME!"